Pictures of some family members who served in uniform. Orin Edward Taylor Orin is my only relative (that I know of) who died in service to our country, so he gets the top spot in this Veterans Day post. He enlisted at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas on April 1, 1941, was a 1st Lt. with Company […]
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Memorial Day – Honoring 1st Lt. Orin Taylor
“SERVED WITH RANGERS – Lt. Orin E. Taylor, son of William R. Taylor, was killed in action in Italy, January 31, 1944, according to information received here from the war department. Lieutenant Taylor was a graduate of Lawrence high school and had been overseas about a year.” Those words are from a newspaper clipping, […]
Veterans Day 2010
In honor of Veterans Day, my favorite Veteran David Hankins McCauley 12 Jul 1926 – 16 Jun 2000 US Navy 20 Jan 1944 – 22 Apr 1946